Numb and number : how to avoid being mystified by the mathematics of modern life
Material type: TextPublication details: Atlantic Books, London : ©2020Description: 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781838950842
- 510.2 HAR-N
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510.1 RUS-I Introduction to mathematical philosophy | 510.1 SU-M Mathematics for human flourishing | 510.1 WAG-M Making and breaking mathematical sense : | 510.2 HAR-N Numb and number : | 510.212 MIL-C Cambridge elementary mathematical tables | 510.2433 SIM-M Mathematics for economists | 510.2433 SIM-M Mathematics for economists |
This book includes bibliographical references and an index.
Introduction
1. The Number of Our Days 2. Surveying the Scene 3. Risk and Behaviour Our illogical attitudes towards risk
4. The Mathematics of Sport The randomness of winning and losing
5. Saved You!
6. Numbers Large and Small
7. The Insignificance of Significance
8. Cause and Effect
9. Percentages and More Misleading Mathematics 10. Chaotic Butterflies
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